#the unfairness of it all

[nanamikentoseyebags]

i'm cooking dinner and typing the nastiest things about my man, when he should be my dinner instead

[tikitania]

I find Catherine Pollak’s body shaming of Bulanova to be so unfortunate… and she likes comments of other commenters calling her “massive.” Love Russian ballet, but the community is SO toxic when it comes to weight standards (not exactly news, I know - but sad to see being discussed so openly).

This is a tough one because ballet does have an aesthetic standard that requires a certain physique, as do gymnastics and figure skating. Expanding outward, I can think of many sports that favor certain physiques (if not aesthetics.) Jockeys need to weigh 108 lbs or less, swimmers need tall bodies and broad shoulders, sprinters need those powerful thighs, rowers height — except the coxswain. Marathoners are almost always tiny and sinewy. I once shared a cab with Greta Weiss (long story), the renowned marathoner, and she was a sprite. The list goes on and on. But what I'm trying to say, rather clumsily, is that ballet has an aesthetic for slender, strong bodies. It may not be PC to say this, but I'll say this truthfully, it's unfair but it's also what makes ballet so ethereal. Otherwise, we would all be ballerinas. I value Pollack's criticism. I don't always agree with her or her tastes, but she's entitled to her opinion, which I'm going to read even if I don't agree. The body commentary - I only recall reading one comment - seems unnecessary and pointless. I’m sure every dancer is their own worst critic. Compared to the commenters on Russian ballet forums, with their petty mudslinging and savage takedowns, I find her so tame in comparison. But I think the casualness that body commentary is handed out in Russia is toxic indeed, whomever it targets.

Cue the angry masses in 3, 2, 1….

[bigfatbreak]

Birds of a Feather previous / next

[azvhaalk]

to be loved by death

[kelin-is-writing]

This man is ART.

[keferon]

Alright I finally made the ref sheet for them. Although I rarely follow their designs myself ahahfjvm

Also. This thing isn’t very precise and detailed. If you decide to draw them - feel free to slap more ornaments on any parts of them👍

[mischievous-thunder]

Being amongst various Honey Badgers makes Wade a bit silly

[xolaanii]

i would accept all the mental illness if the universe had at least made me funny

[mossy-paws]

these fuckass robots that I hate /aff (Ultrakill x PHIGHTING!)

the girls are PHIGHTING! again

[technically-human]

Part two of the reverse verse is here! The reverse boys meet the original boys. They're not really getting along as well as I had hoped...

Again, this was a commission for @i-am-as-normal-as-you-are and they asked for angst/funny vibes... I think it's mostly just angst though. Oh, well...

Part one

[shittysawtraps]

local teen copycat killer starts trapping people so john tracks her down but instead of trapping her he has a long conversation with her about the stresses in her life and how to better cope with them

[cherish--these--times]

DAMN RIGHT IT’S NOT

All I wanted was for the tall, amazing boss-ass-bitch to get together with the kind, good-hearted, silly gaffer!! I DON'T THINK THAT'S TOO MUCH TO ASK

[maskedteatime]

DAMAGE DAYS

top 10 reasons why sentinel is the best survivor class in forsaken

real talk this drawing was a really good way for me to practice trying to make more distinct side profiles and also with color palettes in a way, i even wrote down all the specific features i wanted them to have so thats fun

[marzipanandminutiae]

[crowleylesbian]

“crowleys gonna reject aziraphale in s3🥺‼️” crowley would walk on his hands and knees 1000 miles through a desert of broken glass for just the chance to hang out with aziraphale. be serious.

[bumblingbabooshka]

Thinking about marriage/women's rights on Vulcan Some may think that T'Pring not being allowed to divorce Spock was because he was going through the pon farr but if she were allowed to divorce him at all she probably would have done that a long time ago, confirmed by T'Pol when she's speaking with Koss, who isn't suffering from the pon farr. She says that he can choose another mate (without invoking a fight it seems: note the difference between a 'mate' and a 'challenger') and after he makes it clear that nothing she says will change his mind about marrying her, she finally threatens to declare a kal-if-fee. It's clear that Vulcan women cannot divorce/refuse to marry a man they've been betrothed to under any circumstances if A) He himself doesn't consent to ending their marriage or B) She doesn't have someone else waiting in the wings to be given to in his stead. Though, if the challenger she selects fails to win the fight, she'll have to marry her betrothed anyway unless (again) he decides he doesn't want her after the challenge. That seems like an incredibly unfair system, heavily biased towards men. SNW is an alternate universe in many obvious respects but most egregiously in that T'Pring has a lot of non-canonical agency over her relationship with Spock. It's interesting to me that Vulcan society has women in many positions of power and treats women as equal to men from what I've seen despite these laws. We don't really see Vulcans exhibiting a misogynistic attitude towards women in general but in TOS (perhaps because of its general writing style but it's still interesting to note) both Sarek and Spock take on patriarchal attitudes specifically regarding wives. Amanda says that 'of course' Sarek commands her because "he is a Vulcan and I am his wife." It's worthwhile in my eyes to note that she specifies 'wife' instead of attributing this attitude to women as a whole. Again, with TOS' writing style it wouldn't be out of place for her to say "he is a man and I am a woman." Spock, while in a pon farr induced irritation, states that it's "undignified for a woman to play servant to a man that isn't hers" - again implying that there's something specific about being a Wife in Vulcan society which is different from being a woman in general and demands subservience to a husband. This could perhaps stem from the extreme sense of ownership that Vulcan law has permitted men to have over women. A woman legally cannot point blank refuse marriage. There is no option which guarantees she won't have to marry her betrothed other than death. When T'Pau speaks of T'Pring she refers to her as being 'property' and Stonn, before being interrupted, states he's made 'the ancient claim' - we don't know what this is because he gets cut off but it's obvious they're both using the language of Vulcan law. Men are permitted true freedom to choose. If a woman wants to choose someone else to be with there is no option available to her other than the kal-if-fee which might result in the death of the one she wants to be with. And, if her lover fails, her husband can still just decide he wants to marry her and she'll be forced to. T'Pring gives two scenarios: One where Spock 'frees' her and one where he doesn't - it's still ultimately his decision which is clear when he ends the conversation with "Stonn, she is yours." This again isn't just because of the pon farr as T'Pol also goes through this. Koss can choose another mate and when the option is talked about there's no implication that this would result in any sort of fight (both by the casualness of its mention and by the fact that there's no formal word for it unlike the kal-if-fee.) Also, the fact that Koss does eventually grant T'Pol a divorce and it's all fine means that T'Pol isn't lawfully required to have another man waiting if her HUSBAND doesn't want her. It's ONLY required if SHE doesn't want her husband. Tradition must take precedence over individual desire UNLESS!!! You're a man. Then it's fine. Like, your parents might not be happy but legally you're golden.